Rain most in five months but not enough for Otago 12 May, 2021 08:01 PM 3 minutes to read Northland has had an incredibly wet January this year. Photo / 123RF Otago Daily Times Otago has recorded its first substantial rainfall in more than five months, but it is nowhere near enough to break the dry spell plaguing the region's farmers. MetService meteorologist Angus Hines said 18.2mm fell in Dunedin on Tuesday, and between 9.6mm and 40.4mm fell in other parts of the southern region. He said the last time significant amounts of rain fell was on January 1 and 2, when much of Otago and Southland received enough rain to cause flooding, property damage and road closures.